The SS4A program provides support for communities to plan and implement strategies to reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. This year’s funding opportunity differs from FY 2022’s in that it allows communities to apply for resources to simultaneously develop Safety Action Plans—which assess a community’s road safety and put forth recommendations for improvement—and Demonstration Projects, which inform safety action plans by piloting interventions designed to improve road safety. Below are five winning strategies for cities seeking funding for these Action and Demonstration Planning Grants.
Getting Started: Resilient Infrastructure
In 2023 alone, the U.S. experienced 28 “billion-dollar disasters,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); this has been followed by 24 such disasters in 2024, through November 1, 2024. Damages from all events in 2023 totaled at least...